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ARTBA looking for Student Transportation Video Contest entries

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking entries for its sixth annual Student Transportation Video Contest. ARTBA designed the contest to help raise awareness about the conditions of transportation systems across the country and is sponsored by the group’s Research and Education Division. The contest is comprised of two categories, General Transportation […]

July 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Buyers Products SaltDogg Under Tailgate Spreader designed for trucks without central hydraulics

Buyers Products has introduced a new version of its SaltDogg Under Tailgate Spreader (UTS) designed for trucks without central hydraulics. The spreader is designed for 96-inch dump bodies and offers a 9-inch diameter auger with 3/8-inch flighting screen, a 14-inch poly spinner and standard or center discharge. Materials can be spread up to 40 feet […]

July 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado’s U.S. 36 wins ARTBA’s P3 project of the year; Purdue University president honored for innovative financing

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized Colorado’s U.S. 36 Express Lanes project and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels for “innovative transportation financing” during its recent Public Private Partnerships (P3) in Transportation Conference. The U.S 36 Express Lanes project received the Project of the Year, which honors a project that “demonstrates the value […]

July 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia’s SMART SCALE transportation prioritization honored at legislative conference

Virginia’s SMART SCALE, a system that prioritizes transportation projects based on need, has been awarded the State Transformation in Action Recognition (START) award from the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of the Council of State Governments. “This STAR award reflects how SMART SCALE is transforming the way Virginia selects, funds and builds transportation projects,” says Gov. […]

July 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

PB Loader redesigns B10 Pothole Patcher with larger container

PB Loader has redesigned its B10 Pothole Patcher with a 10-cubic-yard-capacity heated container to allow for longer operation time. “Many of our customers need a heavy-duty pothole patcher built to offer non-stop operation,” says PB President Jason Thompson. “Municipalities of all sizes have a lot of potholes to fix and a lot of ground to […]

July 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia, S. Carolina to partner on $75 million I-20 bridge replacement projects

Georgia and South Carolina will partner to replace Interstate 20 bridges crossing the Savannah River and the Augusta Canal and to add lanes to the interstate at Exit 1 in South Carolina. The project is estimated at $75 million. The bridges would provide three travel lanes in each direction and a “refuge area” for vehicles. From […]

July 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

New York announces 2-year, $200 million bridge rehab and replace program

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a statewide program to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts over the next two years that can tap into $200 million in funding from the BRIDGE NY program. The program is focused on projects that address “poor structural conditions; mitigate weight restrictions or long detours; facilitate economic development or […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA seeks nominations for Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking nominations for the annual awards program for its Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council. The awards were set up six years ago to honor individuals, companies and public agencies promoting “leadership and career advancement for women in the industry through mentoring, recognition, educational […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma receives $62 million FASTLANE grant for US 69/75 corridor

Oklahoma has been awarded a $62 million FASTLANE grant for updates to the US 69/75 corridor near Durant for work on a four-mile stretch of the highway to include conversion to controlled-access, grade separations, frontage roads and rail crossing improvements. “Without this grant there was no funding solution for this project,” says Oklahoma Department of […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey transportation project shutdown to cost 1,000+ jobs and up to $9 million per week

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) estimates the first week of the recent New Jersey transportation project shutdown could idle 1,700 workers and cost taxpayers $41 million. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of state Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects in reaction to a stalemate over legislation to raise the state’s […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT testing differential speed limits to improve passing lanes on Seward Highway

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is running a differential speed limit pilot program on five miles of Seward Highway in an effort to improve passing lane traffic. The left lane will remain at the normal speed limit of 65 miles per hour and the right lane’s speed limit will be reduced […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nebraska releases 2017 surface transportation program

The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) has released its 2017 Surface Transportation Program publication, which provides details on plans for the state’s highway system. “Both asset management projects and capital improvement projects are vital to securing the future of our Nebraska roadways,” says NDOR Director Kyle Schneweis. “The projects selected for the program book are […]

July 13, 2016